BC Certified Teacher, Bachelor of Education, Certified Behavioural Interventionist
Nikolina (she/her) holds a BC teaching certification after completing her Bachelor of Education at Vancouver Island University. She also has a certification as a Behavioural Interventionist with a concentration in Autism. As a Behavioural Interventionist, Nikolina worked with a range of families and their children to create engaging lessons that she customized to each student’s interests. When Nikolina was a classroom teacher, she loved using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) activities to captivate her students. Students could make links between the classroom and the outside world because of these STEM lessons. Therefore, Nikolina believes learning should be experiential and fun to help students build positive learning opportunities in their educational journeys.
According to Nikolina, people are lifelong learners. She takes care to maintain current knowledge in the field of education. Nikolina has completed professional development studies in social thinking, the Orton-Gillingham reading approach, and growth mindset. With her experience working individually and in the classroom, Nikolina adds a wealth of knowledge to the LDS team.
Our tutoring and instruction programs follow our unique Research-informed Individualized Student Education (RISE) methodology.
At LDS, we are using assistive technology to enhance best practices in our teaching and student learning and to further the accessibility and inclusiveness of our learning support.
LDS and SIRRL are conducting a pilot study in 2021 with LDS students. Students are given the opportunity to interact with a socially assistive robot in a highly controlled environment alongside their regular instructor.